Legal Question in Consumer Law in Georgia

Dun & Bradstreet created a fictitious company consisting of my and my husband's name. They issued a DUNS number for this supposed company and have 2 payment records supposed by supplied to them by vendors. I have begged them for details of why this company/DUNS number was created. In response, I received 2 emails from them stating: "We have completed the payment experience investigation on your company�s D&B report. As a result of our investigation, your payment experience reference above has been removed per your supplier. This supplier did not release their company name to you."

Is there any way we can compel D&B to give us information on why they created this account?

Thank you for any assistance you can provide.


Asked on 4/21/16, 6:52 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

If you file a lawsuit, you can ask for it in discovery but is that warranted? Most likely, either another company submitted incorrect information or someone at D&B just screwed up in entering the information. It is highly unlikely anyone at D&B intentionally did this to target you. While D&B has been around a long time, to some extent this is the nature of online reviews these days, both positive and negative.

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Answered on 4/21/16, 7:01 am
Glen Ashman Ashman Law Office also dba Glen Ashman Attorney

You could spend many thousands in legal fees suing them, likely for no legal reason or result, to compel discovery. More likely than not, either someone simply made a mistake, or you may have experienced an attempt at identity theft by a criminal using your names. If that's the case, you should monitor your personal and business reports.

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Answered on 4/21/16, 10:59 am


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